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Organic Chemistry I For Dummies

Arthur Winter · For Dummies; 2 edition
Format: Print book

The easy way to take the confusion out of organic chemistry Organic chemistry has a long-standing reputation as a difficult course. Organic Chemistry I For Dummies takes a simple approach to the topic, allowing you to grasp concepts at your own pace. This fun, easy-to-understand guide...
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Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations with Today’s Top Comedy Writers

Mike Sacks · Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR Amy Poehler, Mel Brooks, Adam McKay, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, and many more take us deep inside the mysterious world of comedy in this fascinating, laugh-out-loud-funny book. Packed with behind-the-scenes...
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The innovators : how a group of hackers, geniuses, and geeks created the digital revolution

Walter Isaacson · Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Pages: 542
Format: Print book

Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson's New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a "riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving" (The Atlantic) story of the people who created the computer and the Internet.What...
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The Cuban Table: A Celebration of Food, Flavors, and History

Ana Sofia Pelaez · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Nominated for a James Beard Award in the international cookbook categoryThe Cuban Table is a comprehensive contemporary overview of Cuban food recipes and culture as recounted by serious home cooks and professional chefs restaurateurs and food writers Cuban-American food writer Ana Sofia...
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The New Indian Slow Cooker: Recipes for Curries, Dals, Chutneys, Masalas, Biryani, and More

Neela Paniz · Ten Speed Press; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

The newest book in Ten Speeds best-selling slow cooker series, featuring more than 60 fix-it-and-forget-it recipes for Indian favorites. The rich and complex flavors of classic Indian dishes like Lamb Biryani, Palak Paneer, and chicken in a creamy tomato-butter sauce can take hours to develop...
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Clean Eats: Over 200 Delicious Recipes to Reset Your Body's Natural Balance and Discover What It Means to Be Truly Healthy

Alejandro Junger · HarperOne; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

From Dr. Alejandro Junger, author of the New York Times bestsellers Clean and Clean Gut, comes Clean Eats, a cookbook featuring over 200 delicious, easy-to-prepare, healthy recipes all aimed at helping you restore your natural ability to heal yourself.In Clean, New York City cardiologist...
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Demelza: A Novel of Cornwall, 1788-1790

Winston Graham · Sourcebooks Landmark
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback

Book 2 of the beloved Poldark novels * A forthcoming major new series on Masterpiece™ on PBS®"From the incomparable Winston Graham...who has everything that anyone else has, then a whole lot more." -The GuardianIn the enchanting second novel in Winston Graham's beloved...
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All Summer Long: A Novel

Dorothea Benton Frank · William Morrow
Pages: 375
Format: Print book

Dorothea Benton Frank novels are filled with smart and witty fiction that every reader wants on their bookshelf: soulful, edgy stories about realistic characters familiar to us all that explore the most deeply felt moments of life with wry humor and heart.All Summer Long follows one charming...
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

Carlo Rovelli · Riverhead Books
Pages: 86
Format: Print book

Look out for Carlo Rovelli's next book, Reality Is Not What It Seems.Instant New York Times Bestseller"One of the year's most entrancing books about science." - The Wall Street Journal"Clear, elegant...a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest ideas in physics." - The New York...
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The Second Mrs. Hockaday: A Novel

Susan Rivers · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 264
Format: Print book

"TAUT, ALMOST UNBEARABLE SUSPENSE . . . This galvanizing historical portrait of courage, determination, and abiding love mesmerizes and shocks." - BOOKLIST (starred review) "All I had known for certain when I came around the hen house that first evening in July and saw my husband...
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The Last Town

Blake Crouch · Thomas & Mercer
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback

The third book in the international runaway bestseller that inspired the most watched show of the summer, from executive producer M. Night Shyamalan, starring Matt Dillon.Welcome to Wayward Pines, the last town. Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrived in Wayward Pines, Idaho, three weeks...
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The Past: A Novel

Tessa Hadley · Harper
Pages: 311
Format: Print book

In her most accessible, commercial novel yet, the "supremely perceptive writer of formidable skill and intelligence (New York Times Book Review) turns her astute eye to a dramatic family reunion, where simmering tensions and secrets come to a head over three long, hot summer weeks.With...
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Tonight and Always

Nora Roberts · Berkley; Reissue edition
Format: Paperback

A story of misplaced expectations from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts.For a change of pace, renowned anthropologist Kasey Wyatt takes a job working for bestselling author Jordan Taylor, who needs helps researching his latest novel about the Plains Indians.Upon arriving...
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Hard Choices

Hillary Rodham Clinton · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future."All of us face hard choices in our lives," Hillary Rodham Clinton...
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Mediterranean Paleo Cooking: Over 150 Fresh Coastal Recipes for a Relaxed, Gluten-Free Lifestyle

Caitlin Weeks NC · Victory Belt Publishing
Format: Book

Many people assume that eating better—whether to lose weight, alleviate health problems, or simply improve how they feel—means eating low-fat, boring, and tasteless food. Professional chef Nabil Boumrar and Certified Nutrition Consultant Caitlin Weeks blow that myth out of the water...
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